Communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State have released the names of 547 worshippers allegedly abducted during attacks on mosques in Dekara District, challenging recent claims that the number of victims was far lower. The community’s account contradicts figures attributed to Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, who reportedly said 33 people were…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled what it described as a Nigerian-Mexican drug network and uncovered a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The laboratory was discovered in Eziama community, Obeagu, following months of intelligence gathering and surveillance, according to an NDLEA statement issued on Thursday by…
A Florida judge has found plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski guilty of murdering lawyer Steven Cozzi, who disappeared from his Clearwater law firm in March 2023. Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of the 41-year-old attorney. Prosecutors argued that he developed a personal obsession with Cozzi and methodically planned the killing. Cozzi had…
Three vigilantes were killed in separate attacks at the Kyikyau-Gyambwas boundary in Mangu Halle District of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, despite a government-imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew. The victims were attacked around 7:49pm on Tuesday, during the hours when residents were expected to remain indoors under the restriction. Their deaths followed another deadly incident in…
Eighteen suspected bandits were killed during an overnight security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, with weapons, ammunition and livestock recovered from the scene. The operation took place at about 1am on Monday in Gidan Iyado, Kakumi Ward. This was after security agencies received information that the group was allegedly preparing to…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued six female students of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), and a commercial driver after they were abducted in Katsina State. The victims were rescued on the evening of September 21 along the Daye–Malumfashi road in Danmusa Local Government Area. According to a statement from the military, armed assailants…
A suspected counterfeit beverage operation has been shut down in Badagry, Lagos State, after the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raided a facility allegedly manufacturing adulterated “Barkas Juice.” Two women were taken into custody following roughly five days of monitoring by officers attached to the Badagry Command, with support from a Nigerian Army…
Five herders were killed after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle transporting cattle in Kassa community, Barkin Ladi LGA. The attack occurred around 3 p.m. on Sunday as the victims travelled from Bokkos towards Jos South in a J5 vehicle. Two other occupants were injured and taken to hospital, according to reports. The deceased were…
Parents of abducted children in Borno State have given the Federal Government six days to secure their release or face a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The parents and community members from Mussa and Lassa in Askira/Uba Local Government Area issued the ultimatum during a protest in Maiduguri on Monday. The families said…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to retrieve his international passport for a medical trip outside Nigeria. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik approved the request on Monday after Nnaji’s lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Ogwu Onoja, asked the court to lift the earlier restriction on the…
